The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-26
In Brief.

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In Brief
FUNERAL OF MICHAEL F. SHIELDS.
The funeral of Michael F. Shields, the late
city clerk, will be held Tuesday morning at $50
o'clock in st. Johns Church on South
Tennessee street. The interment will be at
Crown Hill Cemetery, under the direction of the
PURSUED BURGLAR
Saturday night the residence of j. NJ. Maxwell,
No. 260 North Meridian street. was entered by
a thief, who took $12 and some valuable papers
from Mr.. Maxwels pockets. Not satisfied with
that he returned to the house. and was making
a more thorough search of the room when Mr..
Maxwell awoke and ran him down stairs and
out to the street
STRUCK HIS WIFE WITH A POKER.
William A. Rice, colored man living on
MapiA street. got mad yesterday morning be-
cause his wife did not have breakfast as early
as he wanted it, and whipping her un-
mercifully when patrolman Corrigan happened
along and took him in custody. He had struck
her several blows over the head with poker,
and a physician had to be called dress her
injuries
SHOT WITH A FLoBERT RIFLE.
Yesterday afternoon white boy named Dono-
van was disturbing some boats at the oat-house,
corner of Iuiana avenue and the Canal. when a
colored boy. who bad been left in chage of the
boats, ordered him away. The white boy
fused to go. and the other took q FIobert rifls
out of tn o boat house and shot him through the
heshy part of the thigh. The wound was not at
all serious and no arrests were made.
THE CITY HEALTH BOARD cLERKsHIP.
There are severa! applicants for the clerkship
of the city board of health, which s to be filed
at the monthly meeting of the board next Satur-
day. The place is made vacant by the
resignation of Morgan Pfennister. While the
members of the board have not expressed their
choice of person for the place it seems to be
generally understood that it will be given to
Capt. Edward w. Nicholson. at present mem
Der of the merchant police force.
EB HENDERSON Is FOR CLEVELAND.
Hon. Eb Henderson was in the city last even
ing on his way to Martinsville. He will remain
in the State until October 20. Mr.. Henderson
says he does not know much about Indiana
politics just now but he believes the Democrats
of the State will send solid delegation to the
National convention for Cleveland They
will" be continued recognize the inevitable, as
Cleveland is to be the nominee without ques-
ton. The politicians being whipped into
line. They cannot afford to have grievance"
WORK ON THE TUNNEL.
The ironwork for the Illinois treet tunnel is
now arriving, and the contractors will begin to
put it in next week. The south half of the tun-
nell in which the brick and stone work has been
finished, will be completed before the remainder
of the old tunnel is torn away The contractors
have determined to remove the brick work under
but track at time, and complete the tun-
mel as they go along. By this plan the great ex-
pense that some contractors feared they would
incur in supporting the seven tracks will be
averted The prospects for the tunnel being
completed this fall are very good.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE HoME-RULE FAIR.
At the meeting yesterday of the Irish National
League gratifying reports were received from
ranaements for the home-rule fair. which is to
be held during the week beginning Oct. 10. The
ball. which is to be given on the 18th, will be
invitational, and the persons will be selected
from lists of names to be presented to the COM
mittes at Masonic Hall next Sunday afternoon
at o'clock. All soliciting committees ex-
pected to report at that time also, as it is neces
sary to have full knowledge of the progress
made.
RETURN OF DETECTIVE HOBBS
r. D. Hobbs the detective from whom NJ. M.
Williams escaped while being brought back to
this city from Colorado for trial tho charge Of
swindling his creditors and for burning his
grocery store to get the insurance on the stock,
has returned. He says that he did the hardest
work of his life in trying to recapture Williams,
and declares that he will yet get him, although
at present he has no clew to the fugitive's
whereabouts. He claims that the published
stories regarding the circumstances of the es-
cape of Williams were untrue, and brings with
him letters from the sheriff and chief OF police
at Denver. generating him from the charge of
allowing Williams to escape through careless
ness.
DIED FROM AsPHYXIATIoN.
W. d. Bowman. the stranger who blew out
the gas at the Circle Park Hotel last Wednesday
night and was found in a state OF asphyxiation
the next day. died at the City Hospital yesterday
morning. He was not conscious after he was re-
Neither the hotel people nor the City Hospital
physicians have been able to learn anything
definite regarding his home though several in
ouiries have been made by telegraph. Yester-
day afternoon DIR. Oliver received telegram
from Middlerown asking if the man was dead.
and if he was to ship his remains to New Albany.
The telegram bore only the signature Pen
nington." The remains have been taken in
charge by Kregelo, and will be held for further
directions.
THEFT OF OLD BOOKS.
The Sentinel yesterday morning contained
sensational story about tie theft of large mum
Der OF books belonging to the State, and their
sale to Harry Smith, junk dealer. The article
charged the two colored janitors at the State
House with being responsible for the
thefts The State officers investi-
gated the matter last week and
found that a large number of old books stored
in the cellar had really been sold TO junk dealers
and some of them had been stolen, but the
janitors gave satisfactory evidence that they mad
sold only such old books and papers
as they had been authorized dispose IF,
and had received altogether only Sc or So The
money received for the waste paper from the
office of the Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton mad been used to paw the expense of repair
ing clock. There have been valua b e books
belonging TO the State stored IN the Staten ouse
cellar for many months, but large
number of volumes of Cd Congress
tional records are there. and some of them have
been taken, but il is believed that the janitors
had nothing to do with their removal The